diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 7d9f9559d1..f9c2019a98 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <components/sceneutil/positionattitudetransform.hpp>
 
 #include <components/detournavigator/navigator.hpp>
+#include <components/detournavigator/debug.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         navigatorSettings.mMaxPolygonPathSize = static_cast<std::size_t>(Settings::Manager::getInt("max polygon path size", "Navigator"));
         navigatorSettings.mMaxSmoothPathSize = static_cast<std::size_t>(Settings::Manager::getInt("max smooth path size", "Navigator"));
         navigatorSettings.mTrianglesPerChunk = static_cast<std::size_t>(Settings::Manager::getInt("triangles per chunk", "Navigator"));
+        DetourNavigator::Log::instance().setEnabled(Settings::Manager::getBool("enable log", "Navigator"));
         mNavigator.reset(new DetourNavigator::Navigator(navigatorSettings));
 
         mRendering->preloadCommonAssets();
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/debug.hpp b/components/detournavigator/debug.hpp
index c9f25ca496..59bfb73d44 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/debug.hpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/debug.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,37 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
     void writeToFile(const dtNavMesh& navMesh, const std::string& revision);
 #endif
 
+    class Log
+    {
+    public:
+        Log() : mEnabled(false) {}
+
+        void setEnabled(bool value)
+        {
+            mEnabled = value;
+        }
+
+        bool isEnabled() const
+        {
+            return mEnabled;
+        }
+
+        void write(const std::string& text)
+        {
+            if (mEnabled)
+                std::cout << text;
+        }
+
+        static Log& instance()
+        {
+            static Log value;
+            return value;
+        }
+
+    private:
+        bool mEnabled;
+    };
+
     inline void write(std::ostream& stream)
     {
         stream << '\n';
@@ -54,9 +85,12 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
     template <class ... Ts>
     void log(Ts&& ... values)
     {
+        auto& log = Log::instance();
+        if (!log.isEnabled())
+            return;
         std::ostringstream stream;
         write(stream, std::forward<Ts>(values) ...);
-        std::cout << stream.str();
+        log.write(stream.str());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
index cac6d0952b..eb9cd6c5a3 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "makenavmesh.hpp"
 #include "chunkytrimesh.hpp"
+#include "debug.hpp"
 #include "dtstatus.hpp"
 #include "exceptions.hpp"
 #include "recastmesh.hpp"
@@ -12,10 +13,6 @@
 #include <Recast.h>
 #include <RecastAlloc.h>
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <iomanip>
-#include <limits>
-
 namespace
 {
     using namespace DetourNavigator;
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 008d34ee07..7bc9ac6c06 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -590,3 +590,6 @@ max smooth path size = 1024
 
 # Maximum number of triangles in each node of mesh AABB tree (value > 0)
 triangles per chunk = 256
+
+# Enable debug log (true, false)
+enable log = false